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Complete Streets in the Southeast: A Toolkit
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Improved access for all modes
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Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter
who they are or how they travel.
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Improved access for all modes
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Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter
who they are or how they travel.
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Improved access for all modes
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Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter
who they are or how they travel.
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Incomplete Streets
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No sidewalks
Too dangerous to cross
on foot
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Incomplete Streets
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Unsafe for bicyclists
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Incomplete Streets
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Traffic jams on arterials
Too many crashes
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Incomplete Streets
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Uninviting for transit riders
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Incomplete Streets
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Inaccessible for people
with limited mobility
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Incomplete Streets
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No room for people!
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We know how to build right
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We know how to build right
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We know how to build right
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We know how to build right
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Yet many roads are built like this
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And this
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Complete Streets policies
Ensure that the entire right-of-way is planned,
designed, constructed, operated and
maintained to provide safe access for all
users.
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Complete Streets Policies in the
Southeast
• 116 Complete Streets policies in 9 Southeastern states—almost 20% of US total policies
• 7.5 million people in the region covered by municipal Complete Streets policies
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Complete Streets Policies in the
Southeast
• State-level policies in:
– Florida
– Georgia
– Louisiana
– Mississippi
– North Carolina
– South Carolina
– Tennessee
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Complete Streets Policies in the
Southeast
• Exemplary policies:
– Fort Lauderdale, FL
– Birmingham, AL
– Hillsborough County FL MPO (Tampa area)
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Complete Streets is NOT
• One “special” street project
• A design prescription
• A mandate for immediate retrofit
• Only accomplished with special funding source
• A silver bullet; other initiatives must be
addressed:
– Land use (proximity, mixed-use)
– Environmental concerns
– Transportation Demand Management
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No magic formula for design
• One size doesn’t fit all
• Doesn’t mean that every street has sidewalks,
bike lanes, and transit
• Fits context of community: land use and
transportation needs
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Complete Streets: Low-speed shared
streets
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Complete Streets: Rural roads with
paved shoulders
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Complete Streets: Rural roads with
paved shoulders
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Complete Streets: Traffic calming
measures
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Complete Streets: Wide sidewalks
connecting to transit stops
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Complete Streets: Bike lanes and
center turn lanes
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Complete Streets: Curb extensions
and on-street parking
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Complete Streets: Transit routes
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Complete Streets: Transit routes
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Complete Streets: Busy multi-modal
thoroughfares
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Complete Streets: Modern
roundabouts
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Complete Streets: Signalized
crossings
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Complete Streets: Accessible
crosswalks and sidewalks
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Complete Streets: Landscaping
between sidewalk and curb
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Complete Streets enhance safety
There were 32,367 traffic fatalities in the United States in 2011. Of these,
22,448 were people in cars
4,432 were people on foot
677 were people on bicycles
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2014
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Incomplete Streets are unsafe
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Of more than 40,000
pedestrian fatalities
between 2000-2009
nationally:
40% occurred where
no crosswalks were
available
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Incomplete Streets are unsafe
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More than 50% of
injuries nationally are
along high-speed
arterials
More than 60% of
urban deaths were
along arterials
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Complete Streets reduce pedestrian
crashes
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39% with medians
29% with street
conversions
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Complete Streets reduce pedestrian
crashes
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88% with sidewalks
69% with hybrid
beacons
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Slower travel speeds are safer
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Benefits: Older adults
• By 2025, nearly 1 in
5 Americans will be
65 or older.
• About ½ of all non-
drivers over the age
of 65 would like to
get out more often.
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Benefits: Older adults
• Complete Streets =
better design for older
folks driving and
walking.
• Complete Streets =
staying active,
independent, and
involved in
communities.
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Broward County, FL
• High concentration
of older adults
• Complete Streets
key to creating age-
friendly
communities
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Benefits: Children
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17% of kids and
teens are obese
Limited physical
activity contributes to
the obesity epidemic
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Benefits: Children
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Dedicated, safe
space for bicycling
and walking helps
kids stay active and
gain independence
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Birmingham, AL
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Safe Routes to
School was the first
step in building
support for Complete
Streets
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Complete Streets and public health
• Southeastern states rank high in obesity,
childhood obesity, Type II diabetes, and
other chronic conditions
• Sedentary lifestyles are a key culprit
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Chronic disease
Lowest levels
of biking &
walking
highest rates
of diabetes,
high blood
pressure, &
obesity
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North
Carolina
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Complete Streets and public health
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Complete Streets
reduce environmental
barriers to active
lifestyles
Health departments
have started
Complete Streets
discussions in many
communities
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Complete Streets enhance
community character
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Decatur, Georgia
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• Supports downtown
“feel”
• Wide sidewalks,
narrow streets make
areas near transit
more walkable.
• Doubled retail and
restaurant business,
decreased auto trips.
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West Jefferson, NC
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• Adapting to changing
conditions
• Embraced decrease
in commercial traffic
by reclaiming right-of-
way for pedestrians
• Boosted main street
foot traffic, local
commerce
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Charleston, SC
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• Walkability central to
city’s character and
appeal
• Narrow streets,
generous sidewalks,
low vehicle speeds
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New Orleans, LA
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• High rate of walking
and biking
• Complete Streets
increasing safety and
equity
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Complete Streets and trails
• Complete Streets +
trails = comprehensive
network
• Streets provide
access
• Connect destinations
• Transportation and
recreational use
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Sanibel and Captiva, Florida
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25 miles of trails connect
visitors and residents to
beaches, shopping, and
restaurants
Relieves pressure on
small islands’ road
network
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Greenville, SC
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Swamp Rabbit Tram
Trail:
•Recreation and access
to destinations
•400K users in 2012,
highest usage around
schools
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Complete Streets are good for local
economies
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West Jefferson, NC
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• Replaced signals with
4-way stops
• Streetscape shortened
crossings, expanded
pedestrian area
• Result: $500K in new
private investment, 10
new businesses, fewer
vacancies
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Memphis, Tennessee
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• Broad Ave. district
calmed traffic, added
bike lane and
pedestrian
improvements
• Result: 30 properties
renovated, 25 new
businesses, $20m in
reinvestment
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Greenville, SC
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Converted 4-lane
highway to a pedestrian
bridge, jumpstarting
downtown revival
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Complete Streets support tourism
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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Complete Streets
provide greater safety
in the French
Quarter, where large
volumes of foot, bike
and car traffic mix on
congested streets
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
• Improvements
underway on US 27,
5-lane arterial,
gateway to
Chickamauga
Battlefield N.M.P.
• Adding sidewalks,
bike lanes,
crosswalks/medians,
landscaping, lighting,
turn lanes, burying
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Orlando, Florida
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Complete Streets are
essential to moving
more people safely
and cost-effectively